What color is #A2B2A9?

#A2B2A9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2B2A9?

The RGB value is 162, 178, 169: 162 red, 178 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2B2A9?

The complementary color is #B2A2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2B2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2B2A9 color

#A2B2A9 rgb(162, 178, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2B2A9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 69.8% green and 66.3% blue (162, 178, 169).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 9% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#A2B2A9 color codes

HEX	`#A2B2A9`
RGB	`rgb(162, 178, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 69.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 9%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -7.31, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 7.79, 159.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.981, 42.386, 43.709)`
Decimal	`10662569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2B2A9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A2B2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2B2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A2B2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2b2a9; }
.text { color: #a2b2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 178 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2b2a9, #a2b2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A2B2A9?: #A2B2A9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2B2A9?: The RGB value is 162, 178, 169: 162 red, 178 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2B2A9?: The complementary color is #B2A2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2B2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.